crates & boats

Here's a photo of the harbor at sunset. The ship that brings our stuff is the one with the two cranes on it. I also took a picture of the crates that our stuff arrives in. The last two are of Beth's classroom.

mountains & more

Bon jou! Most of these pictures are scenes from the nearby mountains. You can see the low lying town of Port-de-Paix just near the ocean. We have found that walking in the mountains is a great getaway from taxis, dust and noise. The Kanpela store has outlets where you can recharge your cell phone ($2 Haitian- about $.25 US) or DVD player if you don't have electricity at home.

There is also a picture of my first graders playing at recess. They love playing with the parachute!

first grade recess

Enjoy. Beth's first grade recess time with her first grade girls (minus the one picture of her students after school in their regular clothes).

the costume party

Here's some pictures from our costume party. Beth and I went as Sonlight students (notice her socks). Also, we have pictures of our neighbors. Brice, Amanda, Naiyah and Beckett Wurdeman are the family of four. The other family is Thom, Cara and Chase Wimpelburg. The best costumes were the two preganancy announcements. Lorraine (pictured below) and Kyle are pregnant. Also, Warren and Claudia announced they were pregant as well. The couch picture shows all the Sonlight missionaries children. The babies from left to right are Micah, Chase, Leo, Bella, Arwan, Naiyah, and Becket. The two older girls are in 6th and 8th grade, Anessa and Alaina.

my classes and others...

Here's a picture of Anne Regine, one of my 7th graders, my 8th grade class and the Senior class. You can also see a few of Beth's first graders before school today.

the pigeons

Beth visited a students house today, Schmuck, and his family gave her a gift...3 pigeons! Haitians eat pigeon, but we were not that brave. We gave them to a family that lives near by. We also ran into the Mondesir family on our balcony and snapped a photo of them. Next you can see where we lunch as a staff everyday after school. Then there's a picture of the front gate with kids getting on taxis and leaving for the day. Last is a picture of Sabina handing out snack for the day. Every other Friday they get popcorn for their snack...which is a treat for them. The rest of the time it's peanut butter on a roll. They bring it around on trays and the kids eat it at their desk. Not all classrooms are served at the same time.

the seniors and others...

There's a picture of the Senior class and few of the seniors working on homework. My favorite is of Raymond in his Jesus love I hat that is clearly a misprint. You can also see some before school pictures of the kids coming to school. The last is a picture of two of my 8th grade students Hilary and My Keldine.